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Director:

Ben Bolt

Writers:

John Mair (novel)
David Pirie (screenplay)

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Release Date:

13 September 1991 (USA) more

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Superb thriller set in WW2 London with nasty Nazis in the highest of places more (3 total)

Cast

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Nathaniel Parker ... Desmond Thane
James Fox ... Foster
Suzanna Hamilton ... Anna Raven
Ingrid Lacey ... Sarah
Serena Evans ... Annabelle
Jonathan Coy ... Marcus
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louise Ashbourne ... Sally
John Baker ... John Lilley
Timothy Bateson ... Poole
David Becalick ... Wellman
Brian Capron ... Plain Clothes PC
Martin Clunes ... Luke
Tony Collins ... A.R.P. Warden
Larry Dann ... Frederick
Anthony Dawes ... Embury
Colin Dunn ... Lang
Gareth Forwood ... Male Neighbour
Richard Jamieson ... Film studio man
Alec Linstead
Kenneth Midwood ... Party Guest
Nigel Pegram ... Dr. Carver
Charles Pemberton ... Police Sergeant
Jamie Ripman ... Army officer
Jo Ross ... Woman Neighbour
Christopher Saul ... Detective
Peter Robert Scott ... Army officer
Ken Sharrock ... Uninformed PC
Stella Tanner ... Brothel madame
Mary Wimbush ... Aunt Olivia
John Woodnutt ... Sir John
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Runtime:

150 min | UK:50 min (3 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Severn Gorge, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) more

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Superb thriller set in WW2 London with nasty Nazis in the highest of places, 24 February 2009
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Author: trimmerb1234 from London

The handsome hero (Nathaniel Parker) finds himself taken up as the lover of a mysterious and detached young woman from a far more elevated social class. And from then on his luck changes - very much for the worse. Why suddenly is someone very nasty on his trail and trying to kill him? Very reminiscent of Patrick Hamilton's viciousness and sordidness, this story instead reaches into the top draw of society (wonderful performances from James Fox - sinister but apparently pleasant with it and his upper class thug assistant played with glove-like fit by Martin Clunes)who both amiably narrowly avoid torturing our hero to death.

Superficially resembling the ripping yarn The 39 Steps, as already said Never Come Back has the entirely superior qualities of a Patrick Hamilton story, furthermore it deals with themes which 70 years later, are still not fully exposed to daylight.

The production and script are excellent and give an authentic period impression. All in all something of a landmark TV production.

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